Charles B Kastner: Bunion Derby January 9, 2008

Nearly 200 men, both champions and amateurs, began an extraordinary 3400-mile footrace from Los Angeles to New York City along the mostly unpaved Route 66 in 1928. Among the 96 finishers was Seattle's Eddie Gardner, one of three African American men who endured both the rigors of the road and racial harassment, but also enjoyed considerable popular approval and admiration. Mr. Gardner won the 8th-place prize of $1,000. Writer and running enthusiast Charles Kastner tells that story, and many more, in his book, 'Bunion Derby: The 1928 Footrace Across America.'